BlackBerry Curve 8980 vs BlackBerry Curve 8520

BlackBerry Curve 8980

Announced On:December, 2012

BlackBerry Curve 8520

Announced On:July, 2009

BlackBerry Curve 8980 vs BlackBerry Curve 8520

BlackBerry Curve 8980	BlackBerry Curve 8520

Price
EUR: €70	EUR: €70
USD: N/A	USD: N/A
GBP: N/A	GBP: N/A
INR: N/A	INR: N/A
PKR: N/A	PKR: N/A

Form Factor
Body
Candybar, Querty Keyboard	Candybar, Querty Keyboard
Dimensions
109 x 60 x 13.6 mm (4.29 x 2.36 x 0.54 in)	109 x 60 x 13.9 mm (4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in)
Weight
117 g (4.13 oz)	106 g (3.74 oz)
Build
Optical trackpad	Optical trackpad
Colors
Black	Black

Type
Display
TFT	TFT, 65K colors
Size
2.4 inches, 17.8 cm² (~27.3% screen-to-body ratio)	2.46 inches, 18.7 cm² (~28.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
480 x 360 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~250 ppi density)	320 x 240 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~163 ppi density)

Technology
Network
GSM	GSM
2G Bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

Alert Types
Notifications
Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones	Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones

Internal Memory
Memory
256MB	256MB
Card Slot
microSDHC (dedicated slot)	microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Phonebook
	Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call Records
	Yes

GPRS
Connectivity
Yes	Class 10
EDGE
Yes	Class 10
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n	Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
Bluetooth
2.1, A2DP	2.0, A2DP
USB
microUSB 2.0	microUSB
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS	No

Main Camera
Camera
3.15 MP, AF	2 MP
Camera Features
LED flash
Video
Yes	320p

Audio Format Support
Multimedia
MP3/AAC/AAC+/WMA	MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV
Video Format Support
MP4/H.264/WMV	MP4/H.264/WMV
Radio
No	No

Operating System (OS)
Software
BlackBerry OS 5.0	BlackBerry OS 5.0
Java
Yes	Yes
Browser
HTML	HTML
Messaging
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, IM	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, IM
Games
	Yes + downloadable

CPU
Hardware
	512 MHz
Keyboard
QWERTY	QWERTY
Soft Keys
2	2
SIM
Mini-SIM	Mini-SIM
Speakers
Yes	Yes Dedicated music keys
Navigation / Controls Keys
Optical trackpad	Touch-sensitive optical trackpad
Audio Jack
3.5 mm	3.5 mm

Battery Type
Battery
Removable Li-Ion battery	Removable Li-Ion 1150 mAh battery
Standby
	Up to 408 h
Talk Time
	Up to 4 h 30 min

Features
Additional Features
BlackBerry maps Document viewer Photo viewer Voice dial/memo Predictive text input	Voice memo/dial Predictive text input

SAR US
Misc
0.64 W/kg (head) 0.66 W/kg (body)	1.22 W/kg (head) 0.83 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
	1.02 W/kg (head) 0.78 W/kg (body)

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